His Time was quick, his Touch was neat
| First Line | His Time was quick, his Touch was neat |
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| Author | [Anonymous] |
| Description | Epigram [Humour; Music, song, opera]. Transcribed from "On a Music and Dancing Master..." The Brittanic magazine..., vol. 9 , [1793–1807], p. 332. Eighteenth Century Collections Online, GALE|CW0125863368. |
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His Time was quick, his Touch was neat,
Our cash he nimbly finger'd,
Alert alike with hands and feet,
His movements have not linger'd.
But let us his Finale trace,
Adagio he'll advance,
(His practice being thorough base,)
And in a chord will dance.
Beinecke Osborn c82
| Title | Untitled |
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| Period | 1791-1820 |
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
p. 23
Local title: On a runaway musician.
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Other variants: First line: "His time was short, his touch was neat..."
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Folger MS M.b.21
| Title | Miscellany of prose and poetry of Mary Gay, [...] |
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| Period | 1791-1820 |
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
p. 13
Local title: On a Musician and Dancing Master who decamped with cash subscribed for a Musical Publication.
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Houghton MS Eng 692
| Title | Untitled |
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| Period | 1791-1820 |
| Archive | Houghton Library |
f. 20v.
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